EVERGREEN, Alabama -- Executives with Conecuh Sausage have announced an expansion of the company's Evergreen facility that promises 30 new jobs.

The company, which has been producing its signature, self-named sausages in Evergreen since 1947, will invest about $6 million to add 41,000 square feet of manufacturing space, officials said.

"This investment in both facilities and people demonstrates our intent to expand our markets and deepen our roots in Conecuh County and the state of Alabama," owner John Crum Sessions said in a statement announcing the expansion.

The expansion should bring employee totals to 130, according to Bobby Skipper, economic developer for the city of Evergreen. The company will install new packaging machines, stuffing equipment and smoke ovens in a project that is targeted to finish Dec. 1.

"Conecuh Sausage is a symbol of resiliency and quality and we are delighted that they are deepening their ties to the city,

Evergreen Mayor Pete Wolff said in a statement. "The economic impact of their capital investment and the additional payroll will have a lasting value to our city."